Pressing block



Jan. 12 ,1926. 1 1,569,135

` L. M. PAGE ET AL PREssING B LocK Filed April 2 1925 Patented Jan. 12, 1926.

UNITED sTATEs PATENT orrics.

LESLIE M. PAGE, F MAPLEWOOD, NEW JERSEY, ANI) LOUS MEYLACH, OF BROKLYN,

vp NEW Y YRK.

PBESSNG BLCK.

Application filed April 2, i925. Serial No. 20,228.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, LESLIE M. Prion and Louis Marnier-I, citizens of the United States, and residing, respectively, at Maplewood, in the county of `Esser; and State of New Jersey, and at New York, borough of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pressing lo Blocks, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to pressing blocks and particularly to such blocks as are ein ployed in the pressing of hats and hat lin- 1n s.

gThe object of our improvements is to provide a pressing block of simple construction having improved means for heath ing and steaming the articles applied so thereto.

With these ends in view and others which will appear later herein, our improvements include, in their preferred embodiment, features illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Figure 1 is a cross sectional elevation taken on line 1-1 of Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a similar section taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a diagrammatic plan view of so the heating coil. The scale of all the ligures is the same and is about half the size of the actual device.

The present invention is in the nature of an improvement of a portion of the hat lining blocking machine shown in our copending application Ser. No. 737,248, filed September 12, 1924, and is directed to higher efficiency and better control of the heating and steaming features of that application.

In the present case hollow body 4 of dome-shaped contour and somewhat longer one way than the other to conform approximately to the shape of the human head, may be supported by a frame having a iioor 5 from which project downwardly one or more legs 3 to some suitable support, not shown. Block body 4 is preferably of metal and may be removably attached to frame floor 5 by screws as 6, and said floor is provided with opening 2O therethrough for the passage of steam from some known source of supply, not shown.

In the upper part of block 4 is chamber opening upwardly forthe reception of electric heating coil 8, of known construction, `and which coil is shown in plan view in Fig. 3 the opposite ends 9, 9a of 'the wire thereof leading oil to the right. Said block 4 is provided with cap l() for chamber 7 and which cap may be. secured in place by screws as 11 passing upwardly through lower' wall 1@ of said chamber' and threaded into said cap. place in chamber 7 by packing discs 13,

Said coil may be held in Leading to the right from chamber 7,

Fig. 1, and then downwardly to the base of block 4 is channel 14 within the foot of the metal of said block. Through this channel the ends 9, 9a of the wire of coil 8 are led to some known source of electric energy,

not shown. For

securing those portions of wire 9, 9a where they extend outwardly from the base of block 4, clamp members 16, 17 are provided, suitably chambered for said wire.

Said clamp members are secured together and to the base of block 4 by suitable screws as 18.

Cavity 15 within block 4 serves as a steam chamber and vents 19 are provided for the passage of the steam outwardly against an article applied to the outside of said block. The locating of the electric heating device in the dome of block 4 serves a double purpose, first, for heating an applied hat lining at the desired portion thereof and second, for superheating the steam admitted to cavity 15 through open ing 20, whereby the steam is ejected in dry condition through vents 19. Also, chamber 7 and channel 14 leading therefrom to without the base of block 4 are entirely isolated from steam cavity 15, thereby preserving the coil and leading wires from any ill effects of direct contact with other deleterious influences.

steam or We claim 1. A pressing block including in co1nbination a block body of hollow dome-shaped construction, a licor for closing the lower portion thereof whereby a cavity is enclosed within said body, a chamber in the upper domed upwardly an ortion of said body opening isolated from said body cavity, an electric heating coil within said chamber7 Wires attached to said coil, a cap for closing the upper opening to said chainber, and a channel within the side wall of said kbody leading from said coil chamber to the foot of said body for the passage ol" the eoil connecting wires.

2. A pressing block including in combination a block body of hollow dome-shaped` Construction7 a floor for closing the lower portion thereof whereby a cavity is enclosed within said body7 a passage for steam into said cavity, a coil chamber in the upper domed portion of said body opening upwardly and isolated from said body cavity,

steam vents through said block body adjacent said coil chamber, an electr-io heatingr coil Within said Chamber, Wires attached to said coil7 a Captor closing the upper opening to said Chamber7 and a channel Within the wall oi" said body leading from said coil chamber to the foot of said body for the passage of the coil connecting wires, said channel beingk isolated from said. body cavity.

In Witness whereof, we hereby 'affix our signatures this 30th day of March, 1925 LESLIE M. PAGE. Louis MnYLAoi-i. 

